Match-box and cigar-cutter



(No Modl.) I l v I. L. T O'WNSBND & J. CONWAY,

MATCH BOX -AND OIGAR GUTTER.

Patented Juri@ z5, 1895.

W/TNE S E S.'

UNITED STATES i PATENT OEEIcE.

IsAAo L. rr'owNsEND AND JOHN CONWAY, or PERRY, IOWA.v

MATCH-Box vAND mem-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 541,702, dated June 2 5, 1895.

' Appnaaon and June 2,1894. sean Nu. 513,250. ci@ man.)

'To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, ISAAC L. TOWNSEND and JOHN CONWAY, of Perry, inthe county of Dallas and State of Iowa, have invented a new and Improved Match-Box and Cigar-Cutter, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Our invention relates to improvements in match boxes and cigar cutters; and the object of our invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive device, which combines the functions of a match safe and cigar cutter, which has the matches arranged in such a manner that bythe pressure of a button a match is delivered to the person desiring to use it, which is constructed in such a waythat whenthe match is Withdrawn it is also'ig'nited, which is provided with means for cutting oft a cigar tip at the same time it delivers a match, and which is arranged in such a way that it may be easily filled with matches, and v the cigar clippings may be conveniently removed.

To these ends our invention consists of certain features of construction and combinations of parts,.which will be hereinafterV described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,

id which similar gures of reference indicatev corresponding parts in all the views.

Figurel is a central vertical section on the line 1 1 of Fig. 3 ot' thermachine embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device, and Fig. 3 is a sectional plan on the line33ofFig. 1.

The match box 10 is provided with a central chamber 11 capable of holding matches, this chamber being closed at the top by a removable plate 12, which is preferably screwed to the top otl the box, so that when in use the matches cannot be taken from'the top of the chamber. The chamber is of suchA dimensions that the matches 13 lie endwise and horizontally within it, as shown in Fig.1, and the bottom of the chamber is preferably inclined, as shown at 14 in Fig. 3, so that a match will always be in position to be ejected by the plungerl which is arranged in a comcured to the lever and also to the case. llever` 26 has, at its 'upper end an arm 29 which ing 18`in the opposit'e'wall of the match chamber, so that when the 'plunger moves into the chamber it pushes a match outward through the opening 18 and through an opening in the exterior of the box 10.

A transverse horizontal partition 2O extends through the box below the m'atch chamber and forms a support and guide for the plunger 15, and also a guide for a match which is ejected by the plunger, this partition having a roughened striking surface 21 near the opening 19, while above this surface is a roughened striking plate 22 which is held on a spring 23, the latter being fastened to one wall of the chamber 11 and thus two relatively yielding rough surfaces are provided, between which a match isdrawn, andv these surfaces strike and ignite the head of the match, while the vyielding; of v the striking plate provides for the variation in size of the matches and also serves as a spring holder to hold a lnatch with one end projecting until it can be grasped by the tingers and pulled out.

The holes 17 and 18 for the plunger 15 and matches 13 are produced by punching through the walls of the chamber 11 so as to leave the metal turned out, as'shown in Fig. 1, thus assisting in guiding the plunger and the matches. The striking plate may be reached and adjusted, byremoving the plate 24, which is screwed to the box 10 opposite the spring,

23. The plunger 15 is at one end pivoted in vthe slotted end 25 of the lever 26, which extends upward in the chamber 16 at the rear i of the chamber 11 and is fulcrumed on a cross rod`27, the lever and plunger being normally pulled back by a spiral spring 28 which is se- The is slotted, as shown at 30, to permit of a sliding connection with the push rod 31 which slidesin a suitable bearing 32 in the box top 'and has `at its uppe'rend a push button or IOO a rod 33a which slides over guides 34: at one side of the match chamber l1, as shown in Fig. 3, and the rod is at its opposite end pivoted to the stem 35 of the cutter 36, which swings tlatwise against the top of the box 10 at one end ot' the chamber 11, the cutter being fulcrumed at one end, as shown at 37, so that by depressing the button 33 and tilting the lever 2G, as specified above, the rod 33a and cutter 3G are moved, the latter being actuated in such a manner as to bring its blades 38 beneath the holes 39 in the box top and thus a cigar tip, which is put through one of the holes,is cut olf, and the tip is caught and retained on the partition 40 which forms a tip-holding-chamber in one end of the box, as shown in Fig. 1.

It will be understood that a plain or straight edged cutter may be used, but a serrated cutter having a series of blades as described is preferably employed, as this enables the several blades to be brought effectively opposite the holes 39, which holes are made in several sizes to receive different sizes of cigar tips. To provide for easily reaching any part of the box, it is provided with a removable side 10, as shown in Fig. 3.

It Will be seen that when `a smoker wishes to light a cigar, he 4can insert the tip of his cigar in one of the holes 39 and then, by press" ing on the button 33, the cutter 36 is actuated so as to cutoff the tip of the cigar, and at the same time the slide or plunger 15 pushes out a match 13, so that it can be conveniently grasped by the fingers, and then the match is pulled out entirely, causing its head to be scratched over the striking surfaces, as described, andthe match is ignited ready for use.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A match box and cigar clipper, comprising a casing having a chamber for containing matches, a' cutter pivoted in the casing adjacent to an opening therein, a pivoted and spring pressed lever, a plunger connected to one end of the lever and projecting into the match chamber, a connection between the lever and cutter for operating the latter from the former, and means for operating the said lever, substantially as described.

2. A match box and cigar clipper, comprising a casing havinga chamber for containing matches, a cutter pivoted in the casing adjacent to an opening therein, a pivoted and spring pressed three armed lever, a plunger connected to one arm of the lever and projecting into the match chamber, aconnection between a second arm of the lever and the cutter for operatingthe latter from the former, and a push rod connected with the third arm oflthe said lever, substantially as described.

3. A match box and cigar clipper, comprising a compartment box, the central compartment of which forms a match chamber, said match chamber having openings in opposite walls atthebottom, a pivoted cutter in one of the end compartments below openings in the top of said compartment, a pivoted and spring pressed three armed leverin the other end compartment, a plunger connected with one arm of the said lever and projecting into the match chamber, a connection between a second arm of the said lever and the pivoted cutter, and a push rod secured to the third arm of the said lever and projecting out through an opening in the top of the compartment in which the lever is arranged, substantially as described. i

4. In a match box and cigar clipper, the combination with a compartment box, the central compartment of which forms a match chamber, of a pivoted cutter in a compartment at one side of the match chamber and below openings in the top ot' said compartment, a pivoted three armed lever, a plunger connected to one arm of the said lever and projecting into the match chamber, a rod connected to the upper end ot a second arm of the lever, a second rod connected to the rst named rod and the free end of the cutter, and a push rod connected with the vthird arm ot' the said lever, substantially as described.

5. A match box and cigar clipper, comprising a box formed with a central match compartment having an inclined bottom and apertured side walls, a compartment at one end of the match compartment and two compartments, one above the other, at the other end of the match compartment, a Acutter pivoted to the under side of the top of the upperend compartment, below openings therein, a yielding striking plate in the lower end compartment, a pivoted and spring pressed lever in one end compartment, a plunger connected with the lever and projecting into the central match compartment, a connection between the lever aud cutter, and means for operating said lever, substantially as herein shown and described.

ISAAC L. TOWNSEND. JOHN CONWAY. Vitnesses:

L. D. GAMBLE, JERRY BRIGGLE.

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